Tag: Microcar

  • Homemade Mini Bus!

    Homemade Mini Bus!

    We like any vehicle ad with the statement “you have the option of sticking your head out the roof while driving.”  In this case, the ad relates to a mini bus estimated to be fourteen feet long and about five feet tall.  Unless the man standing behind it is seven feet tall, we think the…

  • A Jeremy Clarkson Tribute Car?

    A Jeremy Clarkson Tribute Car?

    The art in the first image is what grabbed our attention, but any Reliant Robin is a worth Oddimobile.  As a bonus, this ad also contains irony. It appears that this shop recently took their two Robins to the Concours d’Lemons and the Little Car Show, so they’ve been getting out.  The Clarkson graphic is…

  • A Non-Country Squire

    A Non-Country Squire

    We must surmise that this was Ford’s “City Squire”, given its European origin and diminutive size.  Of course, “Country Squire” meant big ass, faux wood clad wagon in Ford terminology. The seller claims this car runs and drives well and has had a fair amount of recent maintenance.  A good sign in the ad is…

  • Semi-Famous Oddity: 1960 Electric Micro-Car

    Semi-Famous Oddity: 1960 Electric Micro-Car

    This car is something of a mystery, even though it was featured on the TV show American Restoration.  It was referred to as an Electric Mini-Car, but that seems to be a generic descriptor.  Regardless, about $18K was spent restoring it and the original fiberglass body sits on a new frame with new motor, batteries,…

  • Go Electric or Go Original? Semi-Converted NSU Prinz 30

    Go Electric or Go Original? Semi-Converted NSU Prinz 30

    We’ve featured the NSU Prinz 30 before, so we’ve briefly explained that it was a German brand acquired by VW and rolled into Audi in the 60s.  These tend to pop up as projects, and today’s feature is no exception.  Our last Prinz 30, which was attached to a pallet, makes this “rescued-from-the-hedge-but-complete” example look great!…

  • A Jeep is just too large

    A Jeep is just too large

    The Crofton Bug was a mini-Jeep based on the prior Crosley Farm-O-Road and featuring a Crosley engine.  These only offered two-wheel drive, but had dual transmissions to gear them down for slippery conditions.  One recently crossed the block at auction and Hemmings has a very recent (pre-auction) article on that one. This is a running,…

  • Japanese Fire Truck in the US

    Japanese Fire Truck in the US

    This is a Mitsubishi Micro Cab fire truck which found its way to the US.  These are imported for farm and industrial use, but are not road legal in the States. Notably, the Micro Cab is a competitor for the VERY oddly names Mazda Scrum! The seller says the driver’s side (right side in this…

  • HMV Freeway!

    HMV Freeway!

    We find the HMV Freeway to be among the most interesting microcars – so much so that we have featured two before (in 2013 and 2014).  We call this a ‘second wave’ microcar.  The first wave came in the late 1940s through the early 1960s and sprung up as affordable transportation in war-torn Europe.  The…

  • Low Mileage Kia Micro Van with a Catch

    Low Mileage Kia Micro Van with a Catch

    This Kia Micro Van is a rare site outside (South) Korea.  It’s a cool oddity, but there’s one major catch – it might not be possible to certify this for road use in the US. Do you have a farm?  If so, this could be the vehicle for you!  The seller claims 10.8K kilometers and,…

  • BMW 600 “Limo” With Needs

    BMW 600 “Limo” With Needs

    This is technically NOT an Isetta – this is the “limo” version, which has a conventional side door and back seat.  Otherwise, it is similar to an Isetta, though it has double the cylinders and double the power. The 600 was only made for the 1958 and 1959 model years, so there are fewer of…